The hidden meaning behind Princess Beatrice's daughter's name - as she joins royal cousins tradition of naming babies after the Queen and Prince Philip
The hidden meaning behind Princess Beatrice's daughter's name - as she joins royal cousins tradition of naming babies after the Queen and Prince Philip
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Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi welcomed their second daughter into their lives last week - and followed a sweet tradition shared by the royal cousins when it came to naming her. Athena Elizabeth Rose was born on January 22 at 12.57pm and is 11th in line to the throne, pushing her aunt Princess Eugenie down to 12th place.
![[Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip pose with their great grandchildren. From left: Prince George Alexander Louis, Prince Louis Arthur Charles, Savannah Anne Kathleen Phillips (standing at rear), Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, Isla Elizabeth Phillips holding Lena Elizabeth Tindall and Mia Grace Tindall]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/30/09/94673083-14341391-image-a-4_1738229788446.jpg)
She becomes the third child in the Mapelli Mozzi brood alongside Wolfie, eight, from Edo's former engagement to Dara Huang, and Beatrice's three-year-old daughter Sienna. Despite Athena being born several weeks before her due date and weighing just 4lbs 5oz, a statement from the palace assured that mother and baby were 'safe', 'healthy and doing well'.
![[Princess Beatrice is already mother to Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi, three (pictured) who is named for the late Queen]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/30/09/75557579-14341391-Princess_Beatrice_is_already_mother_to_Sienna_Elizabeth_Mapelli_-a-7_1738230164364.jpg)
In a sweet post on Instagram, proud father Edo, 41, confirmed: 'We welcomed baby Athena into our lives last week. She is tiny and absolutely perfect. 'We are all (including Wolfie and Sienna) already completely besotted with her. Our hearts are overflowing with love for you, baby Athena.'.
![[Athena Elizabeth Rose was born on January 22 at 12.57pm and is 11th in line to the throne, pushing her aunt Princess Eugenie down to 12th place]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/30/09/94672297-14341391-image-a-3_1738227987258.jpg)
Fittingly, Athena's first name is of Greek origin - much like Beatrice's late grandfather Prince Phillip - and her middle name is an obvious nod to the late Queen Elizabeth II. It seems to be tradition for royal cousins Peter Phillips, 47, Zara Tindall, 43, Prince William, 42, Prince Harry, 40, Princess Beatrice, 36, and Princess Eugenie, 34, to include a tribute to their grandparents in the names of at least one of their children.
![[Lena Tindall (left) and Isla Phillips (right) attend the Christmas Morning Service at Sandringham in 2023. They both share the middle name Elizabeth]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/30/10/94674139-14341391-Lena_Tindall_left_and_Isla_Phillips_right_attend_the_Christmas_M-m-13_1738231421373.jpg)
